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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Deri returns to security cabinet meetings as observer
Shas chief Aryeh Deri leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset on February 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Shas leader Aryeh Deri attends a security cabinet meeting after skipping the previous two discussions in recent weeks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Deri as a special observer after he was forced by the Supreme Court to fire Deri from his roles as interior and health minister due to his corruption convictions.
But Deri apparently became fed up and stopped showing up after three meetings.
